Embelia

Embelia
Embelia demissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Embelia
Burm. f.
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Ribesiodes Kuntze
Samara L.

Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs once placed in the family Myrsinaceae,[1] which is now included in the Primulaceae.[2] There are about 130 species which occur in tropical and subtropical areas across a wide range including Africa and Madagascar and from eastern Asia to the Pacific Islands as well as Australia including:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Genus Embelia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Embelia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Genus: Embelia Burm. f.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 "Sorting Embelia names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Database. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2009-08-11.